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Letters Patent No. 69,881, dated October 15, 1807.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, Hoses Wrstssn, oi Vergcnnos, in the county of Addison, and State of Vermont, have invented a new and improved Hay-Raking and Loading Device, and that the following description, talren in connection with the accompanying drawings, hereinafter referred to, forms a full and exact specification of the same, wherein I have set forth the nature and principles of my said improvements, by which my invention may be distinguished from all others of a similar class, together with such parts as I claim, and desire to have secured to me by Letters Patent.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements on a machine for raking and loading hay, for which Letters Patent were granted to me, hearing date August 1, 1866.

The invention consists, first, in an improved means for discharging the elevated hay from the upper part of the endless elevator, whereby the hay is discharged at the point specified in a perfect manner.

The invention consists, second, in an improved application of the endless elevator to the machine, wherehy the teeth of the elevator are allowed to yield or give perfectly to obstacles which may he in their path, or yield to inequalities of the surface of the ground.

The invention consists, third, in the application of wing-rakes to the machine, and endless feeders or convcyers connected therewith, whereby the machine is made to operate over a comparatively wide area, and rendored available for raking up and loading hay as left on the field by the mowing machine.

In the accompanying sheets of dra1rings- Figure 1, Sheet No. 1, is a horizontal section of my invention, taken in the line a: a, fig. 2.

Figure 2, a side sectional view of the same, taken in the line 31 y, fig. 1.

Figure 8, a transverse section of the some, taken in the line a s, is. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A represents an axle, having a wheel, ll, on each end of it, the axle being fixed and the wheels turning upon it. C is a rectangular frame, which is connected to the axle A by hinges a a, and has a pole, D, attached, supported by a caster-wheel, E. The implement is secured to the rear of a cart or wagon by means of this pole. F is an inclined frame, permanently attached to the axle A, and having a shaft, G, in its upper part, the heat-- ings of which are adjustable, to admit of the endless elevator being kept at a proper state of tension at all times. This elevator is composed of two endless chains 6 b, which pass around pulleys o c on the shaft G, and around pulleys d d on a shaft, H, the hearings of which are attached to the lower end of the frame F, said shaft being driven by gears c from the wheels 13, arranged precisely in the same way as shown in the original invention. The chains also pass around pulleys c e, which are attached to springs or elastic plntesfl'secnrcd to the axle A, as shown more particularly in fig. 1. These pulleys c e are directly underneath the axle A, and over the line where the teeth 9 ralre up the hay said teeth being attached to cross-burs I, which are connected to the chains 6 6. Those rakes are arranged in precisely the some way as in the original machine, and they travel up over an inclined frame, J, which is also like the one shown in the original machine. 0n the shaft G there are secured wires, 7:, boot in oval form, as shown in tlg. 1. Any suitahlc number of those wires may he used, and they are designed to serve as cleaners, to free or detach the hay from the teeth 9, and insure the discharge of the former from the teeth at the top of tho inclinedframe d. The rotation of the cleaners h eiioctually detaches the hay from the teeth 9, and insures its discharge upon the load, and the yielding pulleys c e admit of the teeth 9 and bars I giving or yielding to any irrogulcritics'ol surface over which they may pass, and also yielding to obstructions which may he in their path. This is an important feature of the intention. To each side of the front part of the frame 0 there Is attached a spring, K, and to these springs hers L are secured, one to each. These bars L on tend out obliquely from the frame 0, and are retained in position by metal rods or bars M, the rear ends of which are titted loosely on the ends of the axle A, and the front ends attached to the bars L, the rods or bars M being perforated with a plurality of holes, through any of which screws or bolts 0 may pass into the liars L, according to the position required for said bars, a greater or loss degree of ohl-lqalty being given them by this ad] ostmcnt. The bars L are provided with tooth R, similar to wire rake-tooth, and the outer ends of the bars L are supported by caster-wheels 0. The springs K, to which the lunar ends of the bars L are attached, admit oi said bars rising and falling to conform to the inequalities of surface over rlhlch they may pass. P I ropr seats endless bolts, which pass around pulleys Q Q, the latter, Q, being attached to the outer parts of the bars and the former, Q,sttaehed to the frame 0, the pulleys Q being adjustable, or so arranged or applied, that they may be placed higher or lower, as may he required. The pulleys Q are driven by bolts It'frein the thal'tlL The bolts 1? are provided with short tooth j, and they rotate in the diroelien indicated by arrow 1, and serrate 1 feed the hay towards the frame 0, and in the path of or directly before the endless elevator. These tooth bars or wing-rakes are an essential feature of the invention, as they enable the machine to work over it til area, and render it ellleient in raking up hay no hit by the mowing machine, that is to say, not relied open windrows. V

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patenta 1. The supplementary yielding pulleys e e attached to the axle A, and st such points that the rake-teeth" f j of the endless elevator may yield or conform to the inequalities of surface over which they may pass, or to; obstructions which may be in their path, substantially as and for the purpose specified. v i 2. The oval wires or olonrers It placed on the shaft G of the endless elevator, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 1 i 8. The springs K, for connecting the oblique rake-wings to the frame 0, arranged as described, forth: I purpose specified. a 4. The endless beltsI P applied to the rake-wings, substantially. in the manner as and for the phi-pose. set forth.

HOSEA WILLARD. Witnesses:

L. Hnnsn, E. II. Woonnnmcn. 

